![]() The last time that I was in Portland, between the light of a late summer sun and the magic of neon gas, the city positively glowed. They denote all manner of businesses, from book stores to strip clubs, upscale restaurants to homeless shelters. They’re everywhere: some spray painted, some neon. And perhaps nothing captures that better than the signs and marquis that dot the city. It’s this wonderful combination of beauty and grit, of art and industry. We haven’t been there since the end of last summer, when we stopped for a night on our way down to Ashland. Check your transit directions using this link.Rand and I are heading to Portland soon. Several bus lines also serve Portland State. The venue is also quite close to the downtown end of the Green line, and is four stops away from the Red/Blue lines. The SW Lincoln St stop on the Orange line is right in front of the venue. If you live locally, transit may be the easiest and cheapest option for you to come to the competition. ![]() Privately owned lots may be even cheaper for parking. More information on PSU's available lots can be found here. Many lots on the PSU campus offer a much cheaper hourly and daily rate. Parking in the hotel's lot is $3 an hour, $12 a day, or $15 overnight. ![]() The competition will be held in the Columbia Falls Ballroom at the University Place Hotel on Portland State University's campus. You may be able to secure a better rate by calling and saying you are here for this event. If you'd like to stay in the same building as the competition venue, book your hotel room at the link here. We hope that this system will fairly divide up the judging of the competition and make the competition run smoothly for all. This will allow anyone with questions about how to judge to be properly prepared when they are expected to help. We will provide a judging tutorial at the beginning of the day, right before the start of the 3x3x3 speedsolve event. If you do not arrive to help during your scheduled event, and there are not enough staff members, we reserve the right to disqualify you from competing. For each event you sign up for, you will be assigned to help out for just one group of that event. All competitors are expected to help at this competition. In addition, you will also receive staffing assignments. When you arrive, you will receive a card/nametag with personalized information detailing your events and what group you will be competing in for each event. In addition, please read this document before coming to the competition to learn about the procedures for judging. There is a video here for the basic overview of the rules. All newcomers must be familiar with the WCA Regulations before competing. There are multiple things a first-timer must know before competing. HighlightsĪLL COMPETITORS MUST READ THIS TAB BEFORE REGISTERING. While there are no restrictions in place currently, we reserve the right to implement a mask mandate or vaccine/negative test requirement if the COVID-19 situation worsens by the competition. Not abiding by these responsibilities can result in disqualification.īy registering, you and all guests that attend on your registration agree to the information in the Health and Safety tab. This tab details the responsibilites of all competitors at this competition. Please note that even after payment, registrations need to be manually approved before appearing on the registration list.īy registering, competitors agree to the information in the Competitor Responsibilities tab. Your registration will not be confirmed (moved from the waiting list) until payment has been completed. No on the spot registrations will be accepted. If you are a registered competitor you may change your registered events until on the Register tab. Registrants on the waiting list may be accepted onto the competitor list until. If your registration is cancelled before you will be refunded 100% of your registration fee. The base registration fee for this competition is $25 (United States Dollar). There is a competitor limit of 85 competitors. If this is not your first competition, associate your WCA ID to your WCA account here. Create a WCA account here if you don't have one. ![]()
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